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awoke_in_2003

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3. There is the rub...

Reply to longship (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 10:56 PM

Mar 2016

The A-10 is a cheap plane. With it out of the inventory, the Air Force will have to start planning for its replacement, whether they admit it now or not. Have no fear- its replacement will be terribly expensive

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�Even though we will lose CAS capacity, we are retiring the A-10 anyway� U.S. Air Force says [View all] unhappycamper Mar 2016 OP

Ugh. The A-10 Warthog is beloved by ground troops revbones Mar 2016 #1

Wonder Warthog! longship Mar 2016 #2

There is the rub... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #3